TED Talk with Juan Enriquez makes you think about what you do online

Rereading a post from back in 2013 – 5 ways to manage your online presence – and coming across a few more from the latter part of this year, I realised the worry about our online profiles never seems to go away! Mainly because people just don’t seem to get it.

Everyone loves a TED video, so maybe people will pay attention this time. Watch Juan Enriquez talk about “electronic tattoos”.

Good manners can go a long way

For all the preparation that goes into a successful interview, first day at work, first date (all firsts really), there are two very basic things to remember:

be yourself

be nice

They’re pretty easy to remember but also too easily forgotten. To be honest, I’d forgotten about them – because they’re now second-nature – until I saw these great tweets from Social Media Strategist Emily Thomas:

A penguin cannot become a giraffe, so just be the best penguin you can be. -@garyvee

The road to success is rarely a straight one. But you must keep going

There are a lot of twists and turns along the way before your company is valued at $700 BILLION. While far from being an autobiography, this infographic does a great job of breaking down the many stages in Steve Jobs’ eventful life.